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A. DOM. PAPER FILE.

No. 506,191. Patented Oct. 3,1893.

WITQEEjE-S UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER DOM, OF MOUNT HEALTHY, ASSIGNOR TO THE GLOBE COM- PANY, OFCINCINNATI, OHIO.

PAPER-FILE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 506,191, dated October3, 1893.

Application filed June 22, 1893. Serial No. 78,429. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER DOM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mount Healthy, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Files, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being-had to the accompanyingdrawings.

My invention has for its object the construct'ion of an efficient devicefor temporarily filing papers of various kinds, and is more especiallydesigned for use in transportation offices for filing way-bills andother papers that are frequently referred to, the construction of thefile being such as to render the contents of the file accessible in amoments time, and also provides for the security of the papers filedtherein, as will more fully hereinafter appear.

In the aecompanying'drawings:Figure 1, is a perspective view of a fileembodying my invention, the said view illustrating the preferredconstruction of same. Fig. 2, is a top view of the file shown in Fig. 1,with the cover and contents removed, the clamping device and itsswinging support being thrown back, in which position the papers areplaced upon or removed from the file, as desired. Fig. 3, is a sideelevation of the file in an operative position, a portion of the baseand lid being broken away while the dotted lines indicate the framesupport thrown back, as in Fig. 2.

A, represents the base and B the cover, which latter is preferablyhinged to'the rear strip, b, in any suitable manner. Near the rear endportion of the base is pivotally connected the frame support for theclamping device, said support preferably consistingof a rod or wire bentupon itself to form the top horizontal portion, at, end verticalportions, 6L2 and lower horizontal portions, of, which latter form thejournals upon which the support is vibrated,see dotted lines in Fig. 2.This swinging frame support may be pivoted to the base in any desiredoperative manner, one mode being shown, which consists in securing thejournals 0. within a groove in the top of the base, and then coveringsaid journals with a plate, D, secured to said base. If said journalsextend only partially across said base, as shown in Fig. 2, the ends ofsaid journals are preferably provided with lugs, a ,the

lug on each 7 journal projecting through an opening, d, in the retainingplate, thus permitting the frame support to swing backward.

To the base, and at each side thereof, is attached a stop-lug, 01 forlimiting the forward swinging movement of the portions a of the framesupport. lVhen constructed as shown, these stop-lugs are formed integralwith plate D, by turning up a projecting portion on each .end thereof.Before the frame support is completely formed, a spring clamp, E, issecured upon the end portions a of said frame, which clamp preferablyconsists of a flat strip of spring metal, having openings near the endsthereof, through which the vertical portions a of the frame are passed.

To the spring clamp, near the center there of, is attached a follower orplaten, F, which latterand its clamp are provided with openings e, (seeFig. 2) which latter register with and encircle the filing rods ortubes, G, when in an operative position as shown in Fig. 1, said rodsortubes being attached to the base of the file. The openings e in theend portions of the clamp are somewhat elongated, the distance betweensaid openings being greater than the distance between the verticalportions, a except at the top outwardly curved portions a thereof. Theobject of this construction is to cause the spring E to bind against andclamp the vertical portions a so long as there is any upward pressureupon the center of the spring or its platen. The strip 1) to which thecover is hinged is perforated to permit said strip to pass down over andaround the tubes G.

The operation of my improved file is as follows: Suppose the file be inan operative position, as shown in Fig. 1, the operator, in order toremove or file a paper, grasps the free ends of the spring clamp E andpushes upward thereon, which will relieve the frictional connection withrods 0?, at which time said clamp and its follower are elevated from offthe tubes,G, and the frame support with the clamp and follower are swungbackward, as shown in Fig. 2, and by dotted linesin Fig. 3. The cover Band its strip b are next lifted from oi the filing tubes, at which timeanv papers may be filed upon or removed there from, as desired. Afterhaving filed the desired papers, the cover and its strip are put toplace, after which the frame support and its clamping device are swungupward and forward until the portions a strike against the lugs 01 atwhich time the said clamp and its follower are in position to slide downover and around the tubes G until the follower impinges against the topof strip 1), in which position said parts are securely locked by thefrictional contact of the spring E against the rods a in the manneraforestated.

The advantages of my invention are apparent, being efficient and durablein operation and affording as it does a secure means for filingway-bills and the like. The hinged cover permits of the contents beingreadily examined without removal from the file and without operating anyof its parts. The horizontal portion, a, of the frame support, serves asa handle by which the file and its contents can be readily carried fromplace to place, which is often required in handling transportationpapers. This horizontal portion, a, also serves as a shield to cover thepoints of the filing tubes, thus relieving all danger from accident.

The clamping device, mounted upon the swinging frame, aifords a secureand simple locking device to retain the filed papers and cover inposition, and said locking device is always in its proper place readyfor action. The'tubes, G, are preferably formed hollow their entirelength and pass through the base, which permits of a cord being passedthrough said tubes to tie and bundle the filed papers, when desired;but, I am aware that tubes for this purpose are old, and do nottherefore claim them, broadly, as of my invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a paper file, the base having filing tubes attached thereto, incombination with a clamp movably attached to a frame support, the latterbeing pivoted to said base, said clamp being adapted to slide down oversaid tubes to lock the filed contents, substantially as set forth.

2. The base having file-rods G attached thereto, and a cover detachablyconnected with said tubes, in combination with a suitable spring clampadapted to slide down over said tubes and retain said cover in a lockedposition, said clamp being movably connected to a frame support, thelatter being pivoted to said base for the purposes specified.

3. The filing rods G attached to base A, in combination with springclamp E having openings 6, e therein, frame support having end portionsa passed through said openings e said support being pivoted to saidbase, substantially as set forth.

4. The base A having the file-rods G attached thereto, in combinationwith follower F attached to spring clamp E, the latter being movablymounted upon a frame support, the latter being pivoted to said base,said follower and clamp being adapted to slide down over said file-rods,substantially as set forth. 5. The base having file-rods G attachedthereto, in combination with spring clamp E having openings c and rods apassed through said openings, the distance between said openings beinggreater than the distance between said rods 6L2, the latter beingpivoted to said base, as and for the purposes set forth.

6. A file having the vertical rods G, in combination with a spring clampadapted to slide down over said rods, said clamp being mov' ably mountedupon a frame support pivoted to said base, said support consisting of arod bent upon itself to form the horizontal portion a, end portions aand journals a as set forth.

7. In a paper file constructed substantially as set forth withfile-rods, and a spring-clamp mounted upon a frame pivoted to the baseof said file, the stop-lugs (1 attached to said base for limiting theforward movement of said frame.

8. The base A having the file-rods G, spring clamp E mounted upon rods aas set forth, the latter having journals a attached to said base bymeans of plate D, as set forth.

ALEXANDER DOM.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM MoRmssEY, O. M. HILL.

